Extreme Elk Hunting

A Colorado hunting outfitter placed hundreds of pounds of salt near tree stands in the White River National Forest so scores of his out-of-state clients would have easily accessible targets, the

If you were to hand Steven Hodges $500 and tell him to go out and plan the perfect day, he would have everything mapped out in a split second. “Skydiving,” the 16-year-old says without even the slightest hesitation. “I would take that $500 and I would go skydiving.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma residents can hunt for free and without a hunting license Sept. 4-5 as part of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s annual Free Hunting Days.

Elk and elk hunting opportunities are abundant in much of North America, and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is offering a sneak peek at upcoming seasons in its annual roundup of hunt forecasts for 28 states and provinces, now posted at www.rmef.org.

Come along on a few short clips of some of the video we have aquired over the past few years.

Trell got 3rd in the 2010 Elk Calling Contest.

This is some East Kootenay Bow Hunting for Rocky Mountain Elk. Every morning I would get up and my cousin kinda sets us up where to go…we kinda pick from his spots. Anyway, I’ve seen the herds of Elk in this field but they always leave just before sun up. But we go everyday, and sometimes there are a few stragglers…and we hunt them up. Well, this day there were three calf Elk that were laggin behind and it was starting to get pretty light out…and I saw them…so I gave them a call with my PRIMOS HUNTING CALL the HOOCHIE MAMA. Well, at first they didn’t really respond. But then after a while I could get them to stop and look. And later on as one left the field, I got the other to stay and come towards me more…and then he went to leave again, and again I called him with the Hoochie Mama and he came right to me. Problem is that I was videoing and using my Call…my bow was laying down in the grass…and I was pretty much in the open at the edge of the field in full camo so I blended in untill I tried to move…once I went to drop my camera and grab my bow…that Elk turned on a dime and was gone like a lightning bolt. It was cool to see…wish I got that on film. It was awesome to have called the Calf in so close to me in the open…it got to about 20 yards of me…but by the time I got the bow up and safety off and aimed the Elk was nearly 65 yards away with only an a$$ shot. But it was fun…I called in other elk too…I’ll have to look through all my footage to …

Various clips of elk and large bull elk. At minute six we you see the elk he shoots.

part 3 of a 2008 trip to the Uncompaghre National Forrest.

World Champion elk caller ,Rockie Jacobsen, gives tips on how to win at competition calling.